2591671 Corporal Walter Thomas POOLE, Royal Signals & Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 2591671
Rank: Corporal
Name: Walter Thomas POOLE
Unit: Royal Signals ; Long Range Desert Group

Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1920
Place of Birth: Birmingham
Date of Enlistment: 25 Feb 1940
Date of Capture: 17 Nov 1943
Place of Capture: Leros

 

Name: Walter [T] Poole . Date of Birth: 19/03/1920 . Place of Birth: Birmingham . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/292/501
Name: Walter [T] Poole.
Date of Birth: 19/03/1920.
Place of Birth: Birmingham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Royal Corps of Signals.
Service Number: 2591671.
Date of Capture: 17/11/1943.
Theatre of Capture: Leros.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow.
PoW number: 141565.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 1.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2591671
RANK - CPL
SURNAME - POOLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER THOMAS
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL SIGNALS (ATTACHED LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 19/3/20

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 25/2/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CABINET MAKER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 115 GEORGE ST WEST, BROOKFIELDS, BIRMINGHAM

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - LEROS, 17/11/43

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XI A ALTENGRABOW 1/1/44 - 10/2/45
STALAG 357 FALLINGBOSTEL 12/2/45 - 16/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
-

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2591671
RANK - CPL.
SURNAME - POOLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER THOMAS


2. LECTURES before Capture:
( a ) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave the event of capture? (State where, when and by whom).
NO
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
NO

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NO

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did yo make any attempted or partly successful escapes? (Give details of each attempt accurately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, wherein when recaptured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to your companions?)
NO

5. SABOTAGE
Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc, when employed on working-parties or during escape? (Give details, places and dates.)
NON-WORKER

6. COLLABORATION with enemy:
Do you know of any British or American personnel who collaborated with the enemy or in any way helped the enemy agains other Allied Prisoners of War? (Give details, names of persons concerned, camps, dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy).
NO

7. WAR CRIMES
If you have any information or evidence of bad treatment by the enemy to yourself or to others, or knowledge of any enemy violation of Geneva Convention you should ask for a copy of "Form Q" on which to make your statement.
(NOTE: Form Q is a separate form inviting information on "War Crimes" and describes the kind of offences coning under this title.)



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
NO


SECURITY UNDERTAKING
I fully realise that all information relating the matters covered by the questions in Part II. are of a highly secret and official nature.

I have had explained to me and fully understand that under Defence Regulations or U.S.A.R. 380-5 I am forbidden to publish or communicate any information concerning these matters.

Date 29/4/45
Signature W Poole, Cpl.